It's not all bleak for Slayer fans though – although maybe that's how they like it – as the band will deliver at least one more album as part of the deal they signed with Rick Rubin's Def Jam label back in 1986.

Araya: "Let's put it this way, this is the final record of our commitment with Rick Rubin…we're working on new ideas now just so that people can have a taste of what's coming. Kerry and Jeff are putting together ideas, so what the end result of this next two and a half months is, I don't know. Once we've put together new material, we can get together and discuss our future plans."